To say this has been a trying and difficult year for the Raptors, one without precedence in the history of the franchise, is one of the great understatements of all time. And when it comes time to craft its obituary, and that’s looking increasingly like it will be two weeks hence, it will be a tale of relocation, of the ravages of a global pandemic, and of games with full rosters lost early in the season to inferior opponents.
But as it draws to its conclusion — the final regular-season game is May 16 in Tampa, Fla.